The Lion King at Morrison Center

Listed today as the third of Broadway’s longest-running musicals of all time, Disney’s The Lion King has brought the 1994 original film to life with multiple shows that have performed in not just several states in the United States, but also Canada, South America, and Europe among others. On March, The Lion King adds one other to its toured cities as Disney's The Lion King will be arriving in Morrison Center For The Performing Arts at Boise on Wednesday 4th March 2026!

The renowned musical, since its inception and move to the live stage in 1997, has changed the landscape of Broadway and theater entirely. With a classic story adapted beautifully to theater with the unique introduction of life-sized animal puppets and an African-inspired music list and choreography, The Lion King was regarded as an outstanding surprise to both lovers of the previous movie as well as entirely new audiences.

In addition to a show with a strong plot, The Lion King is also certainly one of the most successful musicals in each award season it was included in. In just a year after its premiere, the musical was nominated for over 20 awards, winning 6 Tony awards at that awards season including Best Musical, Best Scenic Design (by Richard Hudson), Best Choreography (by Garth Fagan), Best Lighting Design (by Donald Holder), Best Direction of a Musical and Best Costume Design (by Julie Taymor). The award conferred for Best Direction of a Musical is considered important, as Julie Taymor is the first woman to ever gain the award.

Over the next two decades, the Broadway hit resumed to take all the awards and commendations with more than over 70 major theater awards and nominations received. In its many tours and productions across the globe, it has been presented awards by a great many organizations including the NY Drama Critics Circle, The Grammys, the Laurence Olivier Awards, the Molière Awards, and the Helpmann Awards.

Immerse yourself once again as Disney's The Lion King takes you back to The Pride Lands and performs for you the passionate tale of Simba and the lion cub's growth. Disney's The Lion King will only be showing in Morrison Center For The Performing Arts for a limited run; seats for this Wednesday 4th March 2026 showing can now be bought by using the links on top of this page.